Xiao Shu

Chen Min (simplified Chinese: 陈敏; traditional Chinese: 陳敏; pinyin: Chén MǏn; born November 1962) is a Chinese famous writer, editor, commentator. He wrote under the pen name of Xiao Shu (Chinese: 笑蜀; pinyin: Xiào Shǔ).

Chen Min was born in Yilong County, Nanchong, Sichuan, China in 1962.He graduated from Sun Yat-sen University. Chen worked on a series of non-fiction novels – History of the First Sound (历史的先声), The Truth of Liu Wencai (刘文彩真相). In 2000, his works have been suppressed. In 2005, he was expelled from Beijing. In 2011, he was dismissed from Southern Weekly.